Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News

The Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario is celebrating a very successful Train Fest 2023. It took place over the weekend at the Smiths Falls site and drew hundreds. The museum's Becky Allen tells Lake 8...

The Health Unit is warning about the health risks associated with vaping. Dr. Linna Li says it can be downright deadly. She says some say they use it to try to quit smoking cigarettes, but among the n...

Five beaches have been placed on the unsafe swimming list by the Leeds Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit beach water testing report. The report, released once per week, is advising everyone to...

The "As Good As New store" in Carleton Place will be temporarily closed for renovations until September 1. The store benefits Lanark County Interval House and the women and children it helps. That mea...

You're invited to experience an interactive journey through local parks as the Almonte Wellness Trail officially opens on Thursday. It's a collaboration between the Municipality, Age-Friendly North La...

Construction is 30% complete on the new 192 bed G. Tackaberry and Family Home located on the site of the existing Maple View Lodge in Athens. That means they're on time to get the new complex built. T...

The Ontario government says the deficit projection for 2023-24 remains at the 1.3 billion mark set out in the spring budget. A financial update from Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy shows Ontario s...

There's another local Blood Donor Clinic coming up on Wednesday, September 6th in Smiths Falls. It takes place at the Legion from 2 until 6 pm. These clinics often fill up, so if you're thinking about...

Bob welcomes Pauline Fitchett and Maureen Crooks from PEP Therapeutic Centre in Perth and Smiths Falls to speak about their new program, You Have a Friend, which begins Sept. 5th. Visit www.morepep.ca...

We're looking at another recommendation made by the Culleton, Kuzyk & Warmerdam inquest into ending intimate partner violence (or IPV) in Ontario. Today we look at number 41 which says the provinc...